What is the PRO Act?

Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act is landmark legislation that gives workers a fair chance to organize a labor union at work without employer interference. Passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020, the legislation (H.R. 842 and S.420) now awaits a vote in the Senate.

This federal legislation, if passed by the Senate, accomplishes two primary objectives:

  1. Ensures workers can collectively push for the changes they want to see at their jobs without fear of retaliation.

  2. Strengthen workers’ rights to form a union and negotiate for the changes they choose.

Currently, there are no penalties for employers who illegally retaliate against, or fire workers for collective action to organize. Today’s labor laws are outdated and fail to protect working people who voice concerns or seek workplace improvements.

Aerospace professions impacted

Aerospace professionals in Southern California working to organize at Boeing Seal Beach are among the employees who have been subjected to strong anti-union tactics by an employer.

Designed to instill fear into employees, tactics at Seal Beach include:

  • Security and management intimidation when employees handed out information fliers at entry gates.

  • Management interference at lunchtime CREATE informational tables.

  • Anti-union discussion and information included at new employee orientations.

  • Anti-union literature spread throughout the work site.

  • Anti-union messages displayed on TV monitors.

  • Anti-union email messages to employees from the plant manager.

  • Well over 100 “Union Containment” meetings run by managers.

Click here to read stories from Seal Beach employees.

The PRO Act will stop these anti-union tactics and allow employees to exercise their right to freely form a union without interference from a company or the high-priced anti-union law firms hired to kill union organizing campaigns.  

For more information on the CREATE campaign efforts, please go to their website at www.create-speea.org.